Library tours that denigrate lecturers
Disappointed to be in the library today - level 2 checkout at about 1:15 to hear a staff member conducting a library tour explaining that 'lecturers are busy people and that translates to lazy so they just reuse exam papers'. As I lecturer I worked from 6:00am to 12:30 am ( yes.. In the morning) on Wednesday and was back in at 7:30am today, and these hours were not unusual. I do not appreciate being tarred with lazy. I was absolutely furious but had more professional respect than to dress her down in front of her tour group. I would appreciate courtesy towards my work principles in future. For the record, yes we are busy..but that does not translate to lazy. In case she was wondering, I have never assigned an examination at all because I don't believe they reflect knowledge development adequately in my field.
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Thank you for reaching out to us. I am extremely sorry that our casual staff member chose to express herself in that way. I have approached the staff member and indicated how these comments reflect poorly on the library and ultimately the University. I can assure you that the staff member does not believe academics are lazy but was trying humour – very poor choice of humour – to reach out to the tour group. This is not her belief or ours and again I apologise for the offence caused and the inappropriate nature of the comments. The staff member is no longer employed by the Library in any capacity.
If you wish to discuss or comment further, please contact me.
Bill Beach,
Associate Director,
Teaching & Learning Service (TALS) at St. Lucia,
The University of Queensland Library,
The University of Queensland.
Telephone x64323
Email: b.beach@library.uq.edu.au